Spring Festival celebrated around the world

　 Students play with a "lion" before a parade celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival in Rome, Italy, Feb. 18, 2010. Chinese traditonal dragon dance and lion dance performed by Italian students won great popularity among the Italians. Many overseas Chinese and local residents attended the parade on Feb. 18. (Xinhua/Wang Yunjia)
　
　

　 Italian students perform dragon dance during a parade celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival in Rome, Italy, Feb. 18, 2010. Chinese traditonal dragon dance and lion dance performed by Italian students won great popularity among the Italians. Many overseas Chinese and local residents attended the parade on Feb. 18. (Xinhua/Wang Yunjia
　
　

　 Actresses from the Overseas Chinese Union Art Troupe of southwest China"s Yunan Province perform during a celebration of the Chinese lunar New Year in Kota Kinabalu, capital of Malaysia"s Sabah State, on Feb. 18, 2010. (Xinhua)
　
　

　 Chinese dancers perform at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich of London, Feb. 18, 2010. A group of 32 professional performers from southwest China"s Sichuan Province held the performance Thursday to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival. The performance, featuring traditional dances, acrobatics and Sichuan opera, amazed hundreds of local audiences. (Xinhua/Qi Jia)
　
　

　 A Chinese acrobat performs at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich of London, Feb. 18, 2010. A group of 32 professional performers from southwest China"s Sichuan Province held the performance Thursday to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival. The performance, featuring traditional dances, acrobatics and Sichuan opera, amazed hundreds of local audiences. (Xinhua/Qi Jia)

Chinese Spring Festival is celebrated around the world.